as in noncombustible
incapable of being burned
children's pajamas made of nonflammable fabric
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Recent Examples of nonflammable
The reaction produces a nonflammable carbon material, thereby slowing a blaze to buy firefighters time.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, other airplanes are dropping fire retardant out ahead of the inferno, coating potential fuel with a layer of nonflammable chemicals and slowing its advance.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Clearing brush, using nonflammable building materials, and siting buildings away from dense vegetation can all help.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Either way, there aren’t enough nonflammable late-inning options, which presents a problem in two ways.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, other airplanes are dropping fire retardant out ahead of the inferno, coating potential fuel with a layer of nonflammable chemicals and slowing its advance.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Clearing brush, using nonflammable building materials, and siting buildings away from dense vegetation can all help.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Either way, there aren’t enough nonflammable late-inning options, which presents a problem in two ways.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for nonflammable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonflammable
Adjective
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The use of concrete as a noncombustible material in AC may lead to fewer claims in the future, as homes built with this technology are better equipped to withstand wildfires.—
Michael Molitch-Hou,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Consider printing it off and storing it in a fireproof lockbox or protecting it using encryption.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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It’s designed for firefighters who must wear thick fireproof gloves and would not be able to throw a Shatterball with any precision, Johnson said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.—
Chicago Tribune staff,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2022
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The Chicago Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.—
Kori Rumore,
chicagotribune.com,
1 Oct. 2021
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“Nonflammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonflammable. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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